Posts Tagged ‘gay marriage’

SHOULD LESBIANS BE EXCLUDED?

July 24, 2011

A lesbian couple is suing a Vermont Inn, claiming it refused to host their fall wedding because of their sexual orientation. The mother  of one of the lesbians made all the arrangements for the wedding and signed  contract.  Subsequently the mother was told the inn did not allow same-sex marriages.  The inn keepers are Jim [...]

IS THE SAME SEX MARRIAGE LAW IN NEW YORK A STEP FORWARD?

June 29, 2011

To almost national acclaim, Democratic Governor Cuomo in New York has led his state, by a narrow margin, to adopt a law permitting gay couples to marry. Opposition to the law was Led by Catholic Archbishop Dolan of New York.  So far as I  can ascertain the religious knock on same-sex marriage is that it [...]

IS OBAMA WEAKENING TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE?

February 24, 2011

The Defense of Marriage Act, passed under Bill Clinton, emphasized the sanctity of heterosexual marriage and denied all federal benefits to same sex unions.  Conservatives were happy about this law, liberals charged that it discriminated against gays and lesbians. Yesterday the Obama administration announced that it would no longer send federal lawyers into court to [...]

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